News: Kenya

We have started to collect the most important news related to Kenya in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Kenya: news

VIDEO: A beetlecam's view of wild lions

Wednesday, March 7th 2012, 20:27

Will and Matt Burrard-Lucas have just returned from the Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya with their remote-controlled camera.
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East Africa port project launched

Friday, March 2nd 2012, 15:35
related countries: Ethiopia

Construction begins on a multi-billion dollar port project in Kenya which will also see an oil pipeline, railway and motorway built to South Sudan and Ethiopia.
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'7/7 widow' link to terror probe

Wednesday, February 29th 2012, 16:16
related countries: United Kingdom

Kenyan police are seeking a terrorism suspect who has used identities including, it is believed, a widow of one of the 7/7 London suicide bombers.
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Anchor cuts East Africa web cable

Monday, February 27th 2012, 13:59

East Africa's high-speed internet access is severely disrupted after a ship dropped its anchor onto fibre-optic cables off Kenya's coast.
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Briton to face Kenya bomb trial

Monday, February 20th 2012, 16:25
related countries: Somalia, United Kingdom

A British man accused of links to Somalia's Islamist extremists is to stand trial in May for allegedly plotting a bomb attack in Kenya.
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Abused men in Kenya meals boycott

Monday, February 20th 2012, 11:21

A Kenyan men's lobby group calls for a boycott of home-cooked meals to draw attention to what it says is increasing domestic violence against men.
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Kenya's legal same-sex marriages

Wednesday, February 15th 2012, 9:12

Same-sex marriages in Kenya where homosexuality is banned
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Chinese workers released in Sudan

Tuesday, February 7th 2012, 13:51
related countries: China, Sudan

A group of Chinese workers kidnapped by rebels in Sudan last month has been freed and flown to Kenya, officials from both countries say.
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Kenya's finance chief steps down

Thursday, January 26th 2012, 14:03

Kenya's finance minister, Uhuru Kenyatta, has resigned following a ICC ruling that he will face trial for crimes against humanity.
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South Sudan in oil pipeline deal

Wednesday, January 25th 2012, 18:39
related countries: Sudan

South Sudan agrees a deal with Kenya to build an pipeline to Lamu, potentially reducing its dependence on its northern neighbour Sudan to export its oil.
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Kenya 'won't sack' ICC suspects

Tuesday, January 24th 2012, 12:34

Kenya's deputy prime minister and civil service head will not have to resign despite a ruling that they will face trial at The Hague, the government says.
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VIDEO: Top Kenyans to face Hague trial

Monday, January 23rd 2012, 21:01

Two presidential candidates in Kenya are to stand trial over crimes against humanity following post-election violence in 2007, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled.
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Top Kenyans to face Hague trial

Monday, January 23rd 2012, 18:00

The International Criminal Court rules that four senior Kenyan figures, including Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, are to stand trial over the 2007 post-poll violence.
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VIDEO: Top Kenyans to face Hague trial

Monday, January 23rd 2012, 16:45

Two presidential candidates in Kenya are to stand trial over crimes against humanity following post-poll violence in 2007, the International Criminal Court has ruled.
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Briton in Kenya bomb plot charge

Thursday, January 12th 2012, 16:18
related countries: United Kingdom

A 29-year-old British man is charged in court in Kenya with possessing illegal explosive-making material and plotting to explode a bomb.
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Islamists seize Kenyan officials

Thursday, January 12th 2012, 14:55
related countries: Somalia

Somali militants kill at least six people and abduct three others in the latest attack in Kenya since it sent troops into Somalia.
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Ex-US soldier 'helped al-Shabab'

Monday, January 9th 2012, 21:22
related countries: Iraq, United States

A former US Army soldier who served in Iraq has been charged with trying to help the al-Shabab militant group after being arrested in Kenya.
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VIDEO: Kenya Britons warned over threat

Sunday, January 8th 2012, 11:17
related countries: United Kingdom

The British government has warned tourists that a terror attack may be imminent in Kenya.
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Britons warned over Kenya threat

Saturday, January 7th 2012, 19:54
related countries: United Kingdom

The British government has warned UK tourists in Kenya to take extra care, amid fears that a terrorist attack in Nairobi is imminent.
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Kenyans 'kill al-Shabab rebels'

Saturday, January 7th 2012, 14:55
related countries: Somalia

The Kenyan army says it has killed 60 Somali al-Shabab militia fighters in air strikes and is determined to "break their spine completely".
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Kenya judge in security guard row

Wednesday, January 4th 2012, 18:10

Kenya's deputy chief justice faces a police investigation following claims that she threatened to shoot a security guard after refusing to be frisked.
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Kenya boat capsize 'kills six'

Monday, January 2nd 2012, 17:34

A passenger boat capsizes off the Kenyan tourist resort of Lamu Island, killing at least six people, aid workers and officials say.
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VIDEO: Why football is on the rise in Kenya

Monday, January 2nd 2012, 8:56

Kenya, known for long-distance running, is now seeing a growth in the popularity of football.
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Kenya recalls 'faulty' HIV kits

Thursday, December 29th 2011, 17:48

One million HIV testing kits are recalled in Kenya because of fears about their accuracy, a health official tells the BBC.
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Deadly Kenya air raid in Somalia

Wednesday, December 21st 2011, 11:59
related countries: Somalia

At least 15 civilians have been killed in air raids by Kenyan forces on an Islamist-controlled village in southern Somalia, witnesses tell the BBC.
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Kenyan policeman killed in blast

Monday, December 19th 2011, 15:27
related countries: Somalia

An explosion near the world's largest refugee camp in Kenya kills at least one policeman, with officials blaming Somali militants.
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Kenya 'will pursue Somali rebels'

Saturday, December 17th 2011, 14:58
related countries: Somalia

Kenyan troops fighting Islamist insurgents in southern Somalia promise to carry out air strikes deeper into rebel-held territory
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Somali militants turn to Twitter

Thursday, December 8th 2011, 13:16
related countries: Somalia

Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab launches a Twitter account, possibly to counter Kenya's army spokesman.
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In pictures: Kenya drought changes Turkana way of life

Thursday, December 8th 2011, 9:17

Images of the Kenyan nomads forced to change their diet
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Kenya to 'join AU Somalia force'

Wednesday, December 7th 2011, 18:29
related countries: Somalia

Kenyan MPs approve the integration of Kenyan troops in Somalia into the African Union force fighting the militant Islamist group, al-Shabab.
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Sudan to expel Kenyan ambassador

Tuesday, November 29th 2011, 16:10
related countries: Sudan
related places: Bashir

Sudan orders Kenya's ambassador out after a Kenyan judge issues an arrest warrant for Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, the foreign ministry says.
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Kenya arrest warrant for Bashir

Monday, November 28th 2011, 10:45
related countries: Sudan
related places: Bashir

A Kenyan court issues an arrest warrant for Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir over alleged war crimes in Darfur.
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Border grenade attacks in Kenya

Friday, November 25th 2011, 9:04
related countries: Somalia

At least three people have been killed in grenade attacks in eastern Kenya, near the border with Somalia, officials say.
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Soldier dies in north Kenya blast

Thursday, November 24th 2011, 11:12
related places: Mandera

One Kenyan soldier is killed and several others wounded as an army truck hits a landmine near the northern town of Mandera.
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Kenyan runner has feet amputated

Tuesday, November 22nd 2011, 12:51

A Kenyan long-distance runner who spent more than two days lost in snow storms in Alaska has his feet amputated just above the ankles.
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Cholera outbreak in Kenyan camp

Tuesday, November 15th 2011, 15:02

Cholera breaks out in the world's largest refugee camp in Kenya, housing Somalis fleeing famine and conflict, the UN says.
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Balloons to cheer Kenyan workers

Monday, November 7th 2011, 12:58

An artist has given thousands of yellow balloons to Kenyan commuters to counter their Monday-morning blues.
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Record time in New York marathon

Sunday, November 6th 2011, 18:47

Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya wins the New York City Marathon in a course record, more than two minutes inside the previous best time.
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Attack on Kenya church kills two

Sunday, November 6th 2011, 15:41

Two people have died and at least three others are wounded after a grenade attack on a church in eastern Kenya.
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Julie Ward police arrive in Kenya

Friday, November 4th 2011, 16:46

Detectives investigating the murder of Suffolk woman Julie Ward 23 years ago, fly to Kenya to interview witnesses.
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Kenya warns of al-Shabab donkeys

Friday, November 4th 2011, 11:32
related countries: Somalia

Kenya's military spokesman says large groups of donkeys in Somalia will be considered "al-Shabab activity" following reports the militants are using the animals to transport weapons.
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Eritrea denies arming al-Shabab

Wednesday, November 2nd 2011, 16:10
related countries: Somalia

Eritrea denies reports that it delivered weapons by air this week to the Somali Islamist group al-Shabab which is battling Kenyan troops in Somalia.
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Al-Shabab attacks Kenyan convoy

Wednesday, November 2nd 2011, 9:45
related countries: Somalia

Somalia's government says its forces, backed by Kenyans, have repulsed an Islamist ambush as Kenya's military warns via Twitter of attacks.
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'Children killed' in Somalia raid

Monday, October 31st 2011, 13:36
related countries: Somalia

At least five people, including three children, die after a refugee camp in southern Somalia is bombed, the MSF charity says - Kenya blames al-Shabab.
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Are Kenyans seeking a buffer zone in Somalia?

Friday, October 28th 2011, 17:25
related countries: Somalia

Are Kenyan troops seeking to set up a buffer state in Somalia?
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Kenya in first al-Shabab battle

Friday, October 28th 2011, 10:57
related countries: Somalia

Kenyan troops clash with Islamist militants inside Somalia for the first time since crossing the border nearly two weeks ago.
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Attack near Kenya-Somalia border

Thursday, October 27th 2011, 17:17
related countries: Somalia

Armed men launch a rocket-propelled grenade attack on a vehicle near Kenya's border with Somalia, killing four people, reports say.
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